My Nonprofit Reviews

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The Biodiversity Conservation Alliance is a strong, grass-roots, environmental group that works tirelessly to safeguard Wyoming's natural attributes, which are constantly under pressure in many ways, but especially from oil and gas extraction and associated industrialization of Wyoming landscapes. If you love Wyoming's natural places, consider donating to BCA. They accomplish much with a small budget thanks to the dedication of their staff. An example is the fight to protect the unparralleled beauty and solitude of the Adobe Town area from development.

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One School at a Time continues to work on successful projects in Uganda because they are small and focused on building active ongoing partnerships. Their current partner school, the Kukanga Primary School, is an example. One School is working hard to help Kukanga by supporting and learning from the school community. This strategy is evolving based on experiences with other school partnerships in Uganda. I visited Kukanga in 2009 and was impressed with how dedicated the teachers, students, and administration there was to improving their school with or without outside help. This is critical. One School provides small amounts of assistance exactly where it is needed.

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I had the pleasure of visiting Uganda to volunteer for One School at a Time as a photographer. This NGO is exceptional in what they have been able to accomplish with a low level of funding. Their recently completed projects with their Kyamalinga partner school in Uganda is exemplary in its use of a few financial resources along with grassroots community commitment and involvement. This strategy is the key to this kind of project because without community buy-in, there is no sustainability. One School is now moving towards some new partners and I'm hopeful that they can generate the resources to accomplish the same successes as at Ky.

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The Biodiversity Conservation Alliance (BCA) is a smart, science-based environmental group that works tirelessly to protect the frequently maligned landscapes and ecosystems of Wyoming and bordering areas. The staff works all the time and is impressive in the amount of hard scientific research that they do to contest ecological unsustainable or unreasonable development in the region. They deserve a huge amount of credit for protecting Wyoming in the face of the relentless oil and gas industry and other industries that put profit before sustainability.